It is hard to fathom how in a country that boasts about its technological advancements, scientific breakthroughs, economic prosperity, and military prowess, 23 percent of its population lives under the poverty line [Alon Ben-Meir, Ph.D]
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East
The 437-page book A Concise Guide to Mahshava: An overview of Jewish Philosophy, is one of five new books published by Maggid Books which were authored by the recently deceased scholar Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz who authored sixty books and hundreds of articles. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish Religion
Frank London, jazz trumpeter, band leader, co-founder of the Klezmatics, founder of the Klezmer Brass Allstars and co-founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, is one of the most important figures in the Klezmer Renaissance. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, majoring in Afro-American Music, he is also well schooled in World Music. Currently, he serves on the music faculty of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase. [Eileen Wingard]
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Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
Published by Reuters By Trevor Hunnicutt and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session to Congress on Wednesday, pleading with Republican lawmakers to work with him on divisive issues and to meet the stiff competition posed by China. The Democratic
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If it had not been for a nice Yiddishe fellow, Siegfried Marcus, there would not have been the internal combustion engine. Greta Thunberg would be thrilled today. No cars, no CO2 or sulfur emissions to cause global warming and give the antisemites something else to hate the Jews over. [Jerry Klinger]
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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA
This short prose increment from the ‘strangest’ prophet canonized in the Tanakh is a dull example, in contrast to the drama of much other of his writings. [Irv Jacobs, M.D.]
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Irv Jacobs, MD, Jewish Religion
Jewish New Yorkers could be governed by two anti-Israel candidates now running for citywide offices. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday voiced disagreement with Human Rights Watch’s allegation that Israel is committing “apartheid” against the Palestinians but said it was committed to condemning abuses. “It is not the view of this administration that Israel’s actions constitute apartheid,” a State Department spokesperson said. President Joe Biden’s
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Middle East, USA
Published by uPolitics.com The New York Post pulled, edited and later republished a story falsely claiming that copies of Vice President Kamala Harris‘ book were included in care packages for migrant children in Long Beach, California. The reporter who wrote the story soon after resigned from the Post saying she was “ordered to write” the article, knowing it was an
When we speak words of Torah, we enhance our life, and the lives of others. To do so is a choice we make. We can surely choose not to and when we select that path, we largely create acrimony in our life and in the lives of others. While the sanctity of the Kohanim is a major theme in this week’s Torah reading, we also see another key theme in the parasha, the holiness of Shabbat, of time, and of the festivals we are blessed to enjoy. It is this latter theme that caught my attention. To be holy is freeing, expansive, liberating, to help us connect with Hashem, and properly with one another. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]]
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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell
The action in this debut novel by San Diego County resident Cheryl Brin occurs sometime in the distant future on a planet called Tyra, which has descended into mutual suspicion and warfare between the countries of Altira and Donira. Altira has a feudal system of government, dominated by landowners, while Donira has a socialist-style ideology, which some revolutionaries believe is not pure enough. Vakor, a country far more technologically advanced than either of the two rivals, once dominated the planet and its rulers would like to do so again. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
Published by Reuters By Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Rupam Jain and Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Vital medical supplies began to reach India on Tuesday as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, and a surge in infections pushed the death toll close to 200,000. A shipment from Britain, including 100 ventilators
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the Navy said Tuesday. The three fast inshore attack craft operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came within
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Middle East, USA
Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden completes 100 days in office on Friday, April 30. Judging a president’s performance after 100 days in office is an American political tradition that historians say began with Franklin Roosevelt’s first term in 1933, when he embarked on a rapid-fire rollout of measures to counter
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USA